Re: [Harp-L] SPAH

[Bill Hines <billhines4@xxxxxxxxx>]

Some folks are throwing around suggestions and forgetting that there 
must be a strong harmonica club based there. The Frederick MD club is 
doing very well and they are close to the whole Baltimore/DC area which 
provides a big selection of airports to fly into. So maybe they could do 
something.

Virginia would be great too, perhaps due to Hohner's presence there they 
could take over the functions of the local harmonica club in organizing 
it? They are already a big sponsor. But I guess this would not go over 
well with Seydel, etc.

I could also see SPAH not wanting to step on the Garden State's yearly 
festival as well. Having SPAH anywhere near NJ would certainly affect 
their attendance at the GSHC event.

My other big problem with SPAH is that it's in the summer, when it's 
already hard for some folks to get time off, it's peak travel time as 
well, and also consumes some of that valuable too short nice weather 
time for those of us above the mason dixon line. Soooo, how about a 
place that should have all the ingredients - Florida - but doing it in 
the fall or early spring when we shouldn't have to worry too much about 
weather disrupting everyone's travel? In addition to a variety of 
locations can't we have a little variety on when the conference is? That 
is also a limiting factor for some no matter where you have it, they 
just can't go during the summer, and hence allow more folks that 
otherwise could never make it.

Bill Hines


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